A Scholarly Edition of Samuel P. Newman's A Practical System of Rhetoric /

A Scholarly Edition of Samuel P. Newman's A Practical System of Rhetoric /

In A Scholarly Edition of Samuel P. Newman's A Practical System of Rhetoric , Beth L. Hewett argues that Newman, an American nineteenth-century rhetorician, has been unfairly judged by criteria disconnected from his goals and accomplishments. His exceptionally popular textbook is important for...

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Main Author: Hewett, Beth L. (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2021.

Series: International Studies in Human Rights ; 13.

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Newman, Samuel P. > (Samuel Phillips), > 1797-1842.
International relations.
English language > 19th century > Rhetoric.

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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1 Samuel P. Newman: A Scholar-Educator
  • 2 Samuel P. Newman's Life and Work
  • 3 The State of Rhetoric and Oratory at Bowdoin College
  • 4 Newman's Place in Nineteenth-Century American Rhetoric
  • 5 The Evolution of a Practical System of Rhetoric
  • 6 Introduction to the Scholarly Edition Copy Text
  • 7 Conclusion
  • A Practical System of Rhetoric
  • Introduction: The Advantages Proposed To Be Attained by the Study of Rhetoric
  • Chapter First: On Thought as the Foundation of Good Writing
  • Plan of the Work
  • Extensive Knowledge Essential to the Good Writer
  • Discipline of Mind Essential to the Good Writer
  • Habit of Patient Reflection Necessary
  • Method
  • Amplification
  • Different Kinds of Composition
  • Selection of a Subject
  • Introduction
  • On the Statement of the Subject
  • On the Plan or Divisions
  • Arrangement
  • Transitions
  • Conclusion
  • Narrative and Descriptive Writing
  • Chapter Second: On Taste
  • Definition of Taste
  • Sensibility as Connected with Taste
  • Standard of Taste
  • Taste as Affected by the Intellectual Habits
  • Objects on Which Taste Is Exercised
  • Connexion of Taste with the Imagination
  • Value of Models of Excellence in the Arts
  • Explanation of the Word Picturesque
  • Revolutions in Taste
  • Different Qualities of Taste Explained
  • Different Uses of the Word Taste
  • Technical Taste
  • Taste of Comparison
  • Philosophical Taste
  • Chapter Third: On Literary Taste
  • Chapter Fourth: On Skill in the Use of Language
  • Section I.-On Verbal Criticism
  • Section II.-On the Composition of Sentences
  • Chapter Fifth: On Style
  • Section 1. On the Qualities of a Good Style
  • Section 2. On the Modes of Writing, Which Characterize the Productions of Different Individuals
  • Section 3. On Modes of Writing Suited to Different Subjects and Occasions
  • Exercises on Chapter  I
  • Exercise  I
  • Exercise  II
  • Exercise  III
  • Exercise  IV
  • Exercise  V
  • Exercise on Chapter  III
  • Exercise on Chapter  IV
  • Exercise on Chapter  V
  • Historical Dissertation on English Style
  • Of English Style before the Revival of Letters
  • From the Revival of Letters to the Reign of Elizabeth
  • Reign of Elizabeth
  • Reign of James  I
  • Charles  I. and the Commonwealth
  • Reign of Charles  II
  • Contents
  • Appendix 1: Preface (1 st 1827 with 2 nd 1829 Edition Content-Base Revisions)
  • Appendix 2: Introduction (1 st 1827 with 2 nd 1829 Edition Text-Base Revisions)
  • Appendix 3: Examples of Content-Base Revision Changes in Newman's Chapter 1
  • Appendix 4: 4 th 1834 Edition Chapter 1 Exercises
  • Appendix 5: 4 th 1834 Edition Chapter 2 Exercises
  • Appendix 6: 4 th 1834 Edition Chapter 3 Exercises
  • Appendix 7: 4 th 1834 Edition Chapter 5 Exercises
  • Appendix 8: Preface from 1837 London Edition
  • Appendix 9: Of English Style before the Revival of Letters
  • Works Cited
  • Index.